Although phone mirroring is one of the modern cars’ most popular tech features, GM has announced that it will remove Apple Carp lay from its electrified vehicles. The first EV model to get this price cut will be the 2024 Chevy Blazer EV. Other EV models will follow. Carp lay will still be on all of GM’s gasoline-powered cars, which it plans to make until 2035. GM says the change is needed to ensure that future EVs are as integrated and connected as possible. The company will power its electric vehicles (EVs) with a technology made with Google’s help. Still going on is the fight over the dashboard. Apple Carp lay will be removed from GM’s electric cars, starting with the Chevy Blazer EV in the fall of 2024. Carp lay mirrors iPhone content on the car’s dashboard, just like Android Auto does, and has recently been added to vehicles from longtime competitors like Toyota. Even though Tesla can say that EVs don’t need Carp lay integration to work, GM says that car capabilities are going down because vehicle capabilities are going up. GM said it plans to take Carp lay out of new EVs because the navigation system and the rapidly growing charging station network need to work better together to help EV drivers. Since 2019, GM and Google have worked together to make their entertainment system for cars. According to Mike Hoche, GM’s executive director of the digital cockpit experience, the company will soon introduce several new driver-aid functions more closely related to navigation. The developer said, “We don’t want to make these features so they can only be used with a cellphone.” Even if Apple Carpal didn’t know how much gas was left in the tank, it could still be used as a map. Notably, Hoche should have said something about GM continuing to offer Carpal as an option for EV drivers in addition to its state-of-the-art integrated navigation system for EVs. In other words, we’d have the best of both worlds and wouldn’t have to rely on a car’s built-in gadgets all the time. Do you remember when the 3G network stopped working? GM says that cars with internal combustion engines will still be able to use Carpal technology, and vehicles without Carp lay can still play music and talk on the phone through Bluetooth. GM has, of course, said that it will stop making ICE cars after 2035. GM also said that Carp lay would not be removed from any vehicles that already had it. About half of all American cell phone owners have an iPhone. Does the GM want to learn more about you? The first online responses to what GM did were primarily negative. Consumer research shows that manufacturers need help balancing giving consumers features and keeping their data safe. The most recent data from AutoPacific Future Attribute Demand Survey was made public in March. It showed that potential buyers of EVs and PHEVs are most willing to pay for subscriptions to connected features. AutoPacific research shows that wireless connections for Apple Carp lay and Android Auto are the second most popular way to use infotainment and connected technology. People are upset that GM took away one of the most popular features for another reason, which angers many people. When you use Carpal or Android Auto to mirror your phone, some of your data goes around the car. So, GM needs to learn what you do at the gym or coffee shop. If GM knew more about you, it could use a built-in tool to make it easier to sell you subscription services. GM said that when people buy a new car, they will get eight years of access to Google Maps and Google Assistant. GM says that subscription services like Spotify, Audible, and others will be part of infotainment systems in the future. Reuters says that by 2030, GM CEO Mary Barra expects subscriptions to bring in $20 billion to $25 billion annually.
